2.Washington,D.C.lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River.It's about 220 miles south of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest way to get there is by long- distance bus,or by the fast(125-miles-an-hour)train which costs a little more than the bus journey and a little less than flying.I would travel far more than 200 miles to see Washington.It's not a city that has grown up accidentally as most big cities have done.It was carefully planned as the nation's capital by Frenchman,Pierre L'Enfant.The city was named after George Washington,the much-loved,much- admired,much-respected first President of the United States. In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land on which it stands.2. Washington, D. C. lies between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. It’s about 220 miles south of New York City. The pleasantest and easiest way to get there is by long￾distance bus, or by the fast (125-miles-an-hour) train which costs a little more than the bus journey and a little less than flying. I would travel far more than 200 miles to see Washington. It’s not a city that has grown up accidentally as most big cities have done. It was carefully planned as the nation’s capital by Frenchman, Pierre L’Enfant. The city was named after George Washington, the much-loved, much￾admired, much-respected first President of the United States. In 1791 he himself arranged to buy the land on which it stands